Tierra Pacifica Charter

· Santa Cruz County · Live Oak Elementary
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No UC admissions data on file for Tierra Pacifica Charter.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
155 (2018)181 (2026)
+16.8%

If this trend holds (+2.0%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~185 +4 $0
3 yr (2029) ~192 +11 $0
5 yr (2031) ~199 +18 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Santa Cruz County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
89.8%
159 of 177 students

18 of 177 students who enrolled at Tierra Pacifica Charter this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (10.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Santa Cruz County median
91.3% · school is in the 43rd percentile of 21 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 57th percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

White (109) 93.6%
Socio. disadvantaged (54) 88.9%
Hispanic / Latino (42) 88.1%
Students w/ disabilities (36) 83.3%

Nearest peer high schools

Alternative Family Education 70.7% Delta Charter 83.5% Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter 20.0% Slvusd Charter School 82.4%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
16.9%
29 of 172 students

Absenteeism is up 12.4 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Santa Cruz County median
18.8% · school is better than 70% of 20 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Tierra Pacifica Charter — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+2.0%/yr); projects to ~192 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

181 students (2026)
~192 projected (2029)
at +2.0%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Tierra Pacifica Charter Public 181
Peer-group median -8%
Alternative Family Education Public 123 -62%
Delta Charter Public 114 -29%
Santa Cruz County Career Advancement Charter Public 235 +390%
Slvusd Charter School Public 110 +76%
Santa Cruz Alternative Public
Calero High School Public 177 -8%
Linscott Charter Public 258
Pacific Collegiate School Public
Costanoa Continuation High Public 67 +0%
Broadway High Public 147 -17%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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